BREAKING NEWS Timothee Chalamet sparks pandemonium as he shows up at his OWN lookalike contest in New York By Sonya Gugliara and Laura Parnaby For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:18 EDT, 27 October 2024 | Updated: 15:40 EDT, 27 October 2024 e-mail 12 shares View comments Wonka star Timothee Chalamet has sparked pandemonium among screaming fans in New York by showing up to his own lookalike contest. Competitors at the event told DailyMail.

com the Dune actor arrived unexpectedly - triggering 'insane' scenes as the NYPD moved in to disperse crazed admirers. At least one Chalamet doppelganger was dragged away in handcuffs from Washington Square Park on Sunday afternoon as the crowd screamed: 'Let him go!' 'It was really funny, like a spectacle,' bystander Megan Hattie Stahl, 33, told Daily Mail.com.

'The people filming it and the people reacting to the cops became another layer of spectacle. It was just absurd.' Fans traveled from as far as St Louis, Missouri and River Falls, Wisconsin for the opportunity to snag a $50 prize for best doppelganger - but they got more than they bargained for.

Timothee Chalamet has caused chaos in New York by showing up to his own lookalike contest Timothee Chalamet has sparked pandemonium in New York after shocking fans by showing up to his own lookalike contest. (Pictured: Some of the competitors before the actor showed up) Competitors at the Manhattan event on Sunday told DailyMail.com the Wonka star arrived unexpectedly - triggering 'insane' scenes.

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